EAST RUTHERFORD — Jon Beason was downfield on pass coverage when Jason Pierre-Paul turned an interception into the game-winning play as the Giants continued their midseason turnaround with their fourth straight victory Sunday at MetLife Stadium.

“I heard the crowd, looked up to the big screen and saw the replay,” said Beason, who has made some of the biggest contributions for a Giants defense since being acquired from Carolina seven weeks ago.

“He’s so talented and has such freakish talents, so it doesn’t amaze me because we have seen what he can do so many times,” said Beason.

“The only guy I ever saw make a play like that was Julius Peppers. They told me that’s JPP’s second he’s taken in for a touchdown. That’s amazing,” said Beason, who has been doing some amazing things himself to get turn what was an inept winless Giants team into one that’s one four straight and goes into back-to-back division games with Dallas here and at Washington serious contenders for the NFC East title.

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“We’ll talk about the Dallas game tomorrow (Monday). There will be plenty of time for that. Let me enjoy this win because it was big,” said coach Tom Coughlin. “Our defense has really been playing well, especially Jon Beason since he got here. It was great to see him get an interception because it came so early in the second half and we were able to score a field goal from it.”

Pierre-Paul had the second pick to seal the win, and Antrel Rolle a later one to wrap up the best day yet for a Giants defense that was maligned during the 0-6 start but is now keeping Big Blue alive while the offense sputters.

“He (Beason) is so smart he can recognize things quickly,” said Coughlin. “We knew we had to contain Lacy (Eddie) and their run game to have a better chance to win, and Joe was always in the right spot to stop Lacy. That was important.”

“The Cowboys are coming in here with a high powered offense and they had their bye this week,” said Beason, who led Giants tacklers with eight stops. “If we keep winning now that it’s a three-team race it’s going to make the last six games so great to play in.”